What you should know

Place:

Dogo Na Hauwa, Rastat, and Zot

What Happened:

Village set ablaze, women, children, and invalids massacred and burnt.

Time:

Sunday, 7 March 2010; 3am-3am

Perpertrators:

Hausa-Fulani Muslims

Provoked?:

The perpetrators claim that the attack was in retaliation to four of their own herdsmen being killed.  But their excuse begs the question, “You retaliate by massacring and burning CHILDREN??

Latest photos:

Please be aware these pictures are quite graphic in nature, viewer discretion is advised.

The genocide that took place in Dogo Na Hauwa, Zot and Rastat during the early hours of yesterday, 7th March 2010 at 3am by the Hausa/ Fulani youths most likely coming from the bordering district of Toro in Bauchi

state is horrendous.  Our reporters

visited the scene yesterday to discover

a total of 88 dead persons and many

others who are in the Plateau Specialist

Hospital receiving treatment. We are

yet to verify the total number of those in the hospital.

It is clear that whoever is responsible for this hideous crime has audacity because of some sort of backing they are receiving. The blame should go to those who are evidently doing nothing about it.

How many innocent lives must we lose before the ‘gods’ in government realize that this is beyond the political front?

How do these people get their sophisticated weaponry that aides their havoc?

Is there a chance that this is not unrelated to the crises?

There have been cattle raids by armed gun men in Vom; there have been murders of unarmed civilian women in Sabon Gida Kanar, Riyom and Jabu Bassa; not to mention, the most recent midnight slaughter of persons in Dogo Na Hauwa, Zot and Rastat.

What more does the military and police force need to go after those murderers?